With declining birth rates and an aging population, we won’t have a workforce capable of supporting older Americans “as they gobble up entitlement benefits,” says Jordan Weissmann in the Atlantic. We need to revise our immigration policy to ensure “we have enough young workers flowing into the country,” he says.
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The efforts of many cities to lure immigrants is certainly a breath of fresh air compared to the anti-immigrant sentiment in many parts of the country, says Shikha Dalmia in Reason. But immigrants are not necessarily an economic panacea, Dalmia says.
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The continuing controversy over immigration makes it evident to Bill Keller that “Americans should master their anxieties about a national identification card.” The country needs a credible, uniform identification system, he says in The New York Times.
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John Whitehead in the Huffington Post believes that the Arizona vs. United States ruling is a danger to us all. He says that the decision heeds a much bigger warning than illegal immigration in the state of Arizona. “To those who can hear it, it says beware: the police state is almost upon you.”
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Our opinion: Don’t like what Arizona or President Obama are doing on immigration? Blame a hyperpartisan Congress for abdicating its role, and demand that presidential and congressional candidates have a clear solution and explain why it has a chance of passage. When it comes to immigration, President Barack Obama and his opponents seem to be […]
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Statistically, racial groups that have come to be known as minorities (African American, Latino, Asian, mixed race and others) are becoming less of a ‘minority’ in America. As this shift continues, should there be a new term to replace “minority”? The United States has reached a drastic shift in racial demographics. For the first time […]
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The “papers, please” aspect of Arizona’s immigration law encourages the use of racial profiling by law enforcement and has made undocumented immigrants afraid to approach police for protection from crime, says Jim Shee in the Guardian.
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